Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin

My early review was favourable towards this movie apparently. I just watched this movie again recently. Not a good movie. are my RATINGS:

Performance:

Amitabh Bachchan -- 7/10 (Some of the comic scenes work...some don't)

Sanjay Dutt -- 6/10 (nothing funny given to him)

Ajay Devgan -- 8/10 (manages to make some unfunny moments funny)

Aishwariya Rai -- 3/10 (has nothing much to do)

Paresh Rawal -- 7/10 (good in small role)

Other Supporting Actors -- 5/10 (not much funny with 'em)

OVERALL -- (ROUNDED) 6/10

Story -- 1/10 (wtf is the story???)

Screenplay -- 1/10 (total mess)

Lyrics -- 1/10 (not impressed)

Music -- 2/10 (except for one song, it fails to impress)

Direction -- 1/10 (the movie's lost (pun intended)) OVERALL ----- (ROUNDED) 1/10

It's only getting 2 because of the decent performances largely let down by the crap everything else...

Firstly, I am a great fan of David as I have seen most of his films, be it a Govinda one or a Salman one. Well this surprisingly had a whole new cast! Something very different from his regular cast.

Starting with the cast! Sanjay, Amitabh, Aish and Ajay all do a great job! While the rest are okay, it is Amitabh who shines as the aware and alert doctor who tries his very best to keep away from all the troubles.

Aish is good as usual, it was a very fresh script for her as compared to her regulars. Ajay and Sanjay bring the best on screen chemistry as two obsessed lovers over the same girl.

This is not your regular hero heroine villan stuf, but you will still be happy and atleast laugh a bit, no matter what.

So, incase you are looking forward to a good time, be ready to have a popcorn in your hand and just sit back and tune onto this film for sure!

Overall, a wonderful film.

"Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin" is an Indian remake of the Hollywood film "Analyze This". However, at three hours, the remake is considerably longer--as they've added other subplots that were not in the original film. While I often like long films, the remake seemed padded and stretched considerably.

Munna Bhai (Sanjay Dutt) is a gangster who is feared by everyone. He's a really nasty guy, yet inexplicably, when he sees a beautiful woman (Kamal--played by Aishwarya Rai) and she yells at him for his violent behavior, he's smitten and loses his mojo. His mojo, in this case, is his ability to kill and threaten others--which is a severe detriment to a gangster. So, he seeks professional help from Dr. Rastogi (Amitabh Bachchan). Soon, Munna Bhai comes to rely on the Doctor and even follows him when the Doc goes on vacation! What Munna and the Doctor don't know is that the beautiful woman what Munna is so smitten with is the Doctor's sister! This is a serious problem as the sister is supposed to marry either a family friend's son or Raja (Ajay Devgn). However, when Munna discovers this, the answer is simple--kill or threaten all of her suitors! What can the Doctor and his sister do to avoid becoming part of the family?

My biggest complaint about this film is that is isn't funny--a SERIOUS problem when it's supposed to be a comedy. Likewise, the romance isn't very romantic. My advice is watch the original or a different film of any of the stars, as all four are very talented and have done better things. Overall, the film was too long and unsatisfying to make it worth three hours of my life, though it's not a horrible film--just a bit disappointing and overly long.

*I noticed one reviewer called it a 'Desi' film--and Desi refers to the culture of the region of India and the surrounding countries in case you were curious. Also, throughout the film they kept calling a semi- automatic pistol a revolver. A revolver is different, as the bullets revolve in a round cylinder. Not a major mis-translation, granted.

The movie starts up good with some good laughs but it just falls apart and drags on, as soon as Ajay Devgan character was introduced the move was dead boring and the story was going no where. I had to fast forward most of the movie so i can end it and free myself from the painful torture. I was glad my Wife fell a sleep during the movie otherwise she would have killed me for picking this rubbish. I feel the movie could have concluded in 30 mins but they had to drag the movie on for three hours with pointless scenes and baseless songs. Most of the characters had no purpose they were just there for the sake to it.

"Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin" is an entertaining copy of the De Niro / Crystal-comedy "Analyze This". Macho-man Sanjay Dutt is wisely casted in the De Niro role (both performances live from the image the viewer has of the actors) while Crystal's role is played by Amitabh Bachchan. That casting might not be obvious in the first place, but "Big B" makes the character his own rather soon and we go along with it. He is of course not anywhere as funny as Billy Crystal, but Bachchan has other qualities that make his appearance a good one.

Director Dhavan and writer Bhatt ("Ajnabi", "Mela") focus more on the complex web of relations than on the comedy. There are more story lines in "HKSKN" than in "Analyze This", boosting the film's length to a Bollywood-friendly 163 minutes. However, this is not always to the film's advantage. As much as I like Ajay Devgan, I thought his whole plot line is rather unessential to the film. He acts well and I liked seeing him, but if one thing had to go, it would be his role.

That leaves me with one other player: The always stunning Aishwarya Rai. Nobody faints more beautiful than she does - and her dance in a miniskirt will sure amount to a couple of heart attacks among the male audience. She's just a pleasure to watch and acts her part full of life. She's definitely a huge plus in "HKSKN".

However, because the story is already well known and because the ending is pretty weak, I'd stick with a rating of

6/10